Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

Travel RN - Labor & DeliveryAmerican Traveler is hiring a Labor and Delivery RN for a 13-week day shift assignment requiring couplet care experience and a CA RN license.Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) unit within a hospital settingDay shift schedule, 3x12 hours (7:00 AM-7:00 PM)Unit has 22 rooms and 28 bedsPatient ratios of 1:2 and 1:4 in PostpartumCharting via EPIC Stork systemMedication administration via Omnicell systemIntensivist, Hospitalist, and Anesthesiologist in house 24/7Patient population includes childbearing women and well newborns (neonates, infants, adolescents, adults)Uses specialized equipment including Belmont Rapid Infuser, Phillips Fetal Monitor, CADD epidural pump, Baxter IV pumps, ATOM cribs and warmers, and AVE2 birthing bedOn-call shift required once every schedule (approximately once per 4 weeks for 3x12 contracts)Floating within the hospital required within skill setFacility averages 100-200 births per monthActive CA RN license required on hand at time of considerationCurrent certifications: ACLS, BLS, NRP, AWHONN Intermediate, and AWHONN AdvancedMinimum 2 years of Labor and Delivery experience required (4 years preferred)Couplet Care and Postpartum experience requiredPrevious travel nursing experience requiredExperience with IV starts and circulating requiredEpic charting experience preferred but not requiredSkills in fetal monitoring, including external and internal monitoring and IUPC placementExperience with high-risk delivery, vaginal delivery, and C-section circulating/recoveryExperience administering medications such as Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, and antihypertensivesNewborn care skills including newborn assessment, thermoregulation, and discharge teachingPostpartum care skills including fundus/lochia/perineum care and hemorrhage managementTwo professional references required, with at least one from a supervisor within the past 2 yearsProvide comprehensive nursing care across labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum phasesAssist with high-risk and vaginal deliveries and circulate for C-sectionsSupport newborn care including assessments, newborn hypoglycemia management, and discharge educationWine colored scrubs required for this unitFlu vaccination required, with exemptions considered on a case-by-case basisFirst-time travelers will not be considered for this positionFormer facility employees must have been separated for 2 or more years to return as a travelerPermanent residence must be more than 50 miles from the facility, and local candidates are not acceptedRTO should not exceed 7 days and must be submitted with the initial profileNo RTO permitted within the first two weeks of the assignmentTravelers expected to work every other holiday, with preference for coverage on major holidaysOnly one contract extension allowed, after which time off equal to the combined original and extension length is required before returning to this facilityMay be placed on call or called off once per pay period, with a 60-minute call back requirement if on call